On Sat, Jul 26, 2008 at 04:24:20PM +0200, Alexander Reichle-Schmehl wrote: > Hi! > > Attached you'll find the current draft for the announcement of > "etch-and-a-half". Please review it; current schedule for it to be send > out is tomorrow. > > I'll make the most up to date version available at > http://people.debian.org/~tolimar/tmp/ ; patches for the wml-file (which > is used to generate the HTML and the TXT version for the mail) are most > welcome, everything else is more work for me ;)
hey Alexander, Thanks for working on this. Here's some suggested that helped clarify the language for me, and includes some stronger wording around the d-i network console issue (Frans may have something better though). --- /home/tolimar/public_html/tmp/20080726.wml 2008-07-26 10:10:56.000000000 -0600 +++ 20080726.wml 2008-07-26 10:55:28.000000000 -0600 @@ -25,25 +25,25 @@ <define-tag srcpkg><a href="http://packages.debian.org/src:%0";>%0</a></define-tag> <p>The Debian project is pleased to announce the fourth update of its -stable distribution Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 (codename <codename>). This update -not only adds corrections for security problems and a few adjustment to serious -problems to a stable release, it also adds support for newer hardware by giving +stable distribution Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 (codename <codename>). In addition +to correcting several security problems and a few serious defects in the +stable release, this update also adds support for newer hardware by giving users the option to install newer drivers.</p> -<p>Please note that this update does not constitute a new version of Debian -GNU/Linux 4.0 but only updates some of the packages included. Even if you need -new drivers during installation time there is no need to throw away 4.0 CDs or -DVDs. If you do not need newer drivers you will only need to update against a -Debian mirror after an installation in order to incorporate these late -changes.</p> - -<p>Those who frequently install updates from security.debian.org will not have -to update many packages as most updates from security.debian.org are included -in this update.</p> +<p>Existing Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 installation CDs and DVDs can continue to be +used to install this update. After installation, upgrading via an up-to-date +Debian mirror will cause any out of date packages to be updated. However, users +of the network-console installation method are strongly encouraged to update +their media, see the "Debian Installer" portion of this announcment for +more information.</p> + +<p>Those who frequently install updates from security.debian.org won't have +to update many packages and most updates from security.debian.org are +included in this update.</p> <p>New CD and DVD images containing updated packages and the regular -installation media accompanied with the package archive will be available -soon at the regular locations.</p> +installation media accompanied with the package archive respectively +will be available soon at the regular locations.</p> <p>Upgrading to this revision online is usually done by pointing the aptitude (or apt) package tool (see the sources.list(5) manual page) to @@ -91,16 +91,17 @@ <h2>Debian-Installer Update</h2> -<p>The Debian-Installer was also updated due to changes regarding the creation -of SSL certificates used during installation via the network-console. Two other -issues regarding installation on existing RAID setups and recognizing PowerPC64 -systems have also been fixed.</p> +<p>The Debian-Installer was updated to repair an issue with the network-console +installation option. Due to a lack of entropy in how the host key is generated, +earlier Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 installers are vulnerable to a man-in-the-middle +attack. Two other issues regarding installation on already existing RAID +setups and recognizing PowerPC64 system have been fixed as well.</p> <h2>Miscellaneous Bugfixes</h2> -<p>This stable update adds several binary updates for various architectures -to packages whose version was not synchronised across all architectures. +<p>This stable update adds several updates to packages for various +architectures whose version was not synchronised across all architectures. It also adds a few important corrections to the following packages:</p> <table border=0> -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
